Nan Katai ( Biscuits)

Nan Katai

Ingredients : 

1/3 cup of Rawa 

1/3 cup of all purpose flour( maida )

1/2 cup of Besan(gram flour)

1/4 tspn baking powder

1/4 tspn cardamom powder

2/3 cup of powdered sugar

1 stick (1/4 lb) butter

Cashewnuts / pistachio / almonds for garnishing

Mix all flours, baking powder,cardamom powder together.

In a separate pan mix butter(room temperature) and sugar.n mix it thoroughly untill soft and fluffy.It takes 5 mins to get this consistency.Then add above mix flour and knead a soft dough.Make 15 equal parts and roll it and press with palm lightly.garnish with nuts and place them on greased cookie sheet.

Preheat oven to 375 degree and bake the nankatai for 13 mins.

Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 min before removing them from sheet.

Store in airtight container.

IMP : Nankatai should not be disturbed when it is just done else it will fall apart .It should be allowed to cool down and become stiff.Also check in between when its baking.Just when it gets golden color, it is done.Believe me.I did it the first time and overbaked it.It will become good after it cools down.

Oh my God....believe me..its melting in my mouth .....yummy, easy and fast !! Njoy...

Ragda Pattis

Its one of my favourites.

For Pattis :
4 medium potato
half the amount of bread( the crushed quantities of potato and bread should be in 2:1 ratio)
Salt
turmeric powder
chilly powder

Mix the above together and mash it properly.It will be like dough.Make a ball in hand and press it gently to give the pattis shape.Shallow fry on low flame in less oil till brown and crispy.


For Ragda
White watana (Yellow peas) Soaked overnight and pressure cooked.
Oil
1 small Onion
ginger garlic paste 1/2 tspn
1 tomato
1/2 tspn red chilly powder
turmeric powder
Salt
 1/2 tspn Garam masala powder
1/2 tspn Cumin powder
1/2 tspn coriander powder

Heat oil in a pan and saute onion in it till fully cooked.Add Ginger garlic paste n mix.Add tomatoes and salt.Cover it and let it cook for 5 min.
Then add masala, cumin powder, coriander powder and Salt.
Mix well and add pressure cooked watana(peas) along with the water.Adjust the gravy according to your choice.I like a little more gravy so that its juicy to eat.

To serve : take pattis and add ragda on it.Garnish with tamarind - date chutney, chopped onion , coriander, thin shev.

Note : Tamarind - Date chutney is available in Indian store and also can be made as follows :

Soak Tamarind and dates( seedless) in water for about and hour.
Remove water from it and add 1 green chilly, jaggery to taste and salt .If you like mint then add few mint leaves.Also add lil ginger and crush it thoroughly in a mixie/blender.
Adjust water for its thickness.Use less tamarind and more dates.It tastes good.

Yummy....Isnt it?

Kothimbir(Coriander) Wadi

This is my mother in law's super fast and yummy recipe.

Ingredients :

Chick Pea flour (Besan)

Onion

Coriander

Cumin powder 

green chilly

salt 

turmeric powder

Wheat Flour 

Process : 

Mix besan onion and more kothimbir(coriander - cleaned , washed and chopped finely)

Add cumin powder and crushed green chilly according to taste.

Add salt and turmeric powder

Add wheat flour

The consistency of the batter should be not so thick and not very thin.Grease pot and pour this batter in it.Steam in pressure cooker for 10 mins.

Kothimbir wadi is ready.Now at the time of serving you can either deep fry it or shallow fry on griddle / Tawa with less oil.
For shallow fry, use low flame so that wadi gets cooked well and gets a nice brown color.

Khare Shankarpale (Baked)

Tea time Snack

Ingredients :

wheat flour (aata) - 1/2 cup

All purpose flour (maida) - 1/2 cup

Ghee - 1/4 cup

Ajwain - 1/2 teaspoon

Baking powder - 1 teaspoon

Salt as per taste( Beware : a lil more salt can make it salty so add salt sparingly)

Process : 

Sift the flours and baking powder together.Add ajwain and salt.Mix ghee and rub it so that it forms crumbs.Add cold water to make stiff dough.Let it rest for around half an hour.

Preheat the oven to 355 degree and roll the dough like roti and cut into diamond shape.

Grease the pan and put shankarpale on it.Bake for 15 min.Healthy and yummy snack is ready.